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(Reuters) – Comedian Dick Gregory, who took an active role in the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s, has died at age 84, his son said on social media on Saturday. “It is with enormous sadness that the Gregory family confirms that their father, comedic legend and civil rights activist Mr.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A Los Angeles judge on Friday rejected a request by the woman who was raped by director Roman Polanski 40 years ago to have the criminal case against him dismissed. Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon said in a ruling that Polanski remained a fugitive from justice and that the court could

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Taylor Swift, one of the most popular celebrities on social media, wiped all her accounts on Friday, sending fans into a frenzy over whether the pop singer had been hacked, was preparing to launch a new album, or was about to reinvent herself. Swift, who has 85 million Twitter followers and

(Reuters) – It might take a few moments for fans of Abba star Benny Andersson’s to recognize the songs on his new album “Piano”. Although it features Abba hits, including “Thank You for the Music”, and songs from Andersson’s musicals and solo work, he performs them alone at the piano without any accompaniment and without

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The sun is getting ready for its closeup. Producers of feature films and TV commercials will set up at key locations to capture what they hope will be unique scenes using the natural spectacle of Monday’s total solar eclipse. For filmmakers, the most-coveted backdrops sit within the “zone of totality,” where

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Walt Disney Co is developing a “Star Wars” standalone movie based on the beloved character of Obi-Wan Kenobi, the wise and noble Jedi master, The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported on Thursday. The Hollywood trade publications cited unnamed sources as saying that the project was in the early stages of development

SARAJEVO (Reuters) – A Georgian film about a woman struggling to reconcile family life and her passion for writing has been chosen as the best movie at the 23rd Sarajevo Film Festival. Three-time Oscar-winning U.S. film-maker Oliver Stone and British actor John Cleese were also awarded with lifetime achievement awards during a week-long festival which

(Reuters) – British actor and comedian John Cleese received the honorary lifetime achievement award at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Wednesday in the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Cleese, best known as a member of the famous comedy team Monty Python’s Flying Circus, received a standing ovation from fans at the open-air venue where he

LONDON (Reuters) – Movie director Kathryn Bigelow said on Wednesday she hoped U.S. President Donald Trump would watch her new film “Detroit,” saying it might help to humanize him at a time when racial tension is roiling the nation. “Detroit” is an unflinching look at events in the summer of 1967 riots in the U.S.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Tom Cruise broke his ankle while performing a stunt on the set of the upcoming “Mission: Impossible 6,” causing production on the film to go on hiatus while the actor recovers, Paramount Pictures said in a statement on Wednesday. Paramount, a unit of Viacom (VIAB.O), said the action movie, which is

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – While America confronts the aftermath of protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, the story behind an incident that contributed to racial tensions in the United States is the subject of the newly released documentary “Whose Streets?” The documentary, now in U.S. theaters, uses cell phone and camera footage from people in the streets

LONDON (Reuters) – British actor Daniel Craig has confirmed he will reprise the role of James Bond one last time, ending months of speculation. Craig made the revelation during an appearance on the U.S. TV program “The Late Show” on Tuesday. Asked by host Stephen Colbert whether he would return as James Bond, Craig responded:

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pop star Pink has been chosen to receive the 2017 Vanguard Award, MTV’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement honor for video music, the U.S. cable and satellite television channel said on Tuesday. Pink, 37, known for her powerhouse vocals and acrobatic live shows, is being recognized for her impact on music,

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – The stuntwoman who died on the film set of “Deadpool 2” in Vancouver on Monday was S.J. Harris, a 40-year-old from New York, a spokesman for the province of British Columbia’s coroners service said on Tuesday. Local media identified Harris as a professional motorcycle road racer. She died after she appeared to

VANCOUVER (Reuters) – “Deadpool” star Ryan Reynolds said on Monday that actors and crew were “heartbroken, shocked and devastated” at the death of a driver in a motorcycle stunt in Vancouver that went wrong. “Today, we tragically lost a member of our crew while filming ‘Deadpool’,” Reynolds, a native of Vancouver, said in a message

DENVER (Reuters) – Jurors began deliberating on Monday in the closely watched trial of dueling lawsuits by Taylor Swift and a Colorado DJ over her accusations that he groped her bare bottom during a photo shoot and his claims the pop superstar cost him his “dream job.” The eight-member U.S. District Court jury began deliberating

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Kendrick Lamar reclaimed the top spot of the weekly U.s Billboard 200 album chart on Monday, fending off country music star Brett Eldredge. Lamar’s “Damn.” climbed from No. 2 to No. 1 with 47,000 album units sold, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. Streaming accounted for much of the sales

(Reuters) – “Grey’s Anatomy” creator Shonda Rhimes is taking her Shondaland production house away from Walt Disney Co’s ABC network to Netflix Inc to produce new content, the video streaming company said on Sunday. Rhimes’s move to Netflix comes a week after Disney, the world’s largest entertainment company, announced plans to launch its own streaming

(Reuters) – Hackers have released more unaired episodes of popular HBO shows but the latest leak did not include anything on the hit series “Game of Thrones,” the Associated Press reported on Sunday. The hackers, who broke into HBO’s computer network and have released stolen information for several weeks, provided more unaired episodes, including the

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) – “Annabelle: Creation” may not be able to save the summer — which, after this weekend, will only fall farther behind last year’s pace — but it is doing its part to frighten audiences into theaters. The latest from New Line and Warner Bros, which serves as the fourth installment in what

GUCA, Serbia (Reuters) – The 57h Guca Brass Band Festival, Serbia’s liveliest traditional music event, has attracted tens of thousands of people crowding the streets and savoring the trumpet beat. Guca, a normally sleepy town with only 3,700 people in the rolling hills of southwestern Serbia, is hosting the country’s biggest party, with 50 brass

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Netflix Inc is in “active discussions” with Walt Disney Co about keeping Marvel and “Star Wars” films after 2019, when new Disney and Pixar movies will stop appearing on the streaming service, a senior executive said late on Thursday. Disney announced on Tuesday that it was pulling new Disney and Pixar

DENVER (Reuters) – Pop star Taylor Swift’s former bodyguard on Friday corroborated her account of being groped by a Colorado disc jockey, testifying that he saw the radio personality slip his hand under her skirt as they posed together for a photo. Greg Dent, a former police officer who said he has provided security for

(Reuters) – A founding member of Jefferson Starship may pursue part of his lawsuit seeking to stop former bandmates from using the rock group’s name, a federal judge ruled on Friday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James said the guitarist Craig Chaquico may pursue a breach of contract claim against David Freiberg, Donny Baldwin and other

LONDON (Reuters) – So close to death was blues rocker Gregg Allman when he was making his final album, the cover photographer did not get to his Savannah, Georgia, house in time. Instead, “Southern Blood”, Allman’s posthumous paean to his life and music to be released in September, is adorned with a sepia shot of

(Reuters) – He’s had a Hollywood career that has spanned tending the bar at “Cheers” to fighting a futuristic war in “The Hunger Games”, while she won a Best Actress Oscar before turning 30. Now Woody Harrelson and Brie Larson are sharing the screen in new film “The Glass Castle”. An adaptation of Jeannette Walls’

BEIJING (Reuters) – A film depicting a Chinese hero saving the day in a war-torn African country has become China’s highest-grossing film, pulling in more than 4 billion yuan ($600.11 million) at the box office since it was released last month. “Wolf Warrior 2” is expected to rake in a total of 5.5 billion yuan

DENVER (Reuters) – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift testified on Thursday she was subjected to a “very long” and “intentional” grope by a Colorado disc jockey who appeared to be drunk during a photo session four years ago. The 27-year-old pop star was testifying for the first time for a U.S. District Court jury weighing her

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Former Fox News host Bill O’Reilly has launched his first “No Spin News” online show with a format that closely follows the brand of conservative politics and pugnacious punditry that made him one of the most popular voices on U.S. television. The 30-minute show, which debuted on Wednesday, featured the ousted

EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Did you hear the one about the British naturalist, the marmot, the grizzly bear and the South African poacher? A one-man show at the Edinburgh Fringe, part of the world’s biggest arts festival, pokes family-friendly fun at a national institution, 91-year-old TV zoologist David Attenborough, who is famous for series such as